Born about in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Charles Lafayette Calkins
— married
27 Feb 1873 in Grundy, Illinois, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Tracy Harris Calkins Sr., Ilda Calkins, Sidney M. Calkins, Grace M. Calkins and Ethel J. Calkins
Died
at about age 78
in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Dec 2014
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Biography
Sarah or "Sadie" H Harris was born in Feb 1853 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Sidney Wells Harris (1815–1876) and Mary Freeman (Bronson) Harris (1821–1867).[1] In 1870, she was working for the Hollenback family in Kankakee, Illinois.[2] Sadie Harris and Charles Calkins were married on 27 Feb 1873 in Grundy, Illinois.[3] They had a large family, including:[4][5]
- Isabelle "Bell" Corinthia Calkins (1874–1902)
- Charles Dale Calkins (1876–1950)
- Tracy Harris Calkins (1877–1955)
- Laura Calkins (1879–Deceased)
- Ilda S. (Calkins) White (1882–1924)
- Sidney Moses Calkins (1883–1960)
- Grace Marion (Calkins) Bartlett (1886–1919)
- Ethel J. Calkins (1889–1969)
Sadie was 57 in 1910. She said that she was Head of Household, but there is no record of her husband. Their daughters Grace and Ethel are living with her. Grace is teaching at a public school. They have a roomer to help make ends meet. They are living in Chicago, Illinois.[6] Grace married David Bartlett, but died in 1919. In 1920, Sadie and Ethel were living with David Bartlett in Chicago. Sadie still said that she was married.[7] Sadie and Ethel, and Sadie's granddaughter Isabel, were all living together in Chicago in 1930. By that time, Ethel was a teacher in the public school system. She was 41 and unmarried. Isabel was a comptrometer (?) for a steam railroad company.[8] Sadie died on 4 Jun 1931 in Chicago[9] and was buried in the Mount Hope Cemetery, Worth, Illinois.[10]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX4T-TPD : 18 February 2021), Sarah Harris in entry for John Mathews, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6WH-KLY : 28 May 2021), Sarah H Harris in entry for Griffin S Hollenback, 1870.
- ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZM-CRBW : 28 November 2018), Charles S Calkins and Sarah H Harris, 27 Feb 1873; citing Grundy, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,415,755.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXKP-LDK : 13 January 2022), C. L. Calkins, Grant Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS7M-QBW : 13 January 2022), Charles Calkins, 1900.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK8D-JQX : accessed 30 June 2022), Sadie H Calkins, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1382, sheet , family , NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll ; FHL microfilm .
- ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ7V-TJS : 1 February 2021), Sadie Calkins in entry for David P Bartlett, 1920.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSLG-34V : accessed 30 June 2022), Sadie H Calkins, Chicago (Districts 0501-0750), Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 641, sheet 9A, line 49, family 228, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 443; FHL microfilm 2,340,178..
- ↑ "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MZ-BL2S : 18 March 2018), Sadie H Calkins, 01 Jun 1931; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66738703/sadie-harriet-calkins : accessed 29 June 2022), memorial page for Sadie Harriet Harris Calkins (1853–1 Jun 1931), Find a Grave Memorial ID 66738703, citing Mount Hope Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Caryn and Craig Calkins (contributor 47452893).
Acknowledgements
This profile was created from first-hand information as remembered by Thomas Calkins, Saturday, December 13, 2014.
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